SPPT504 – Applied Personal Training
Module code
SPPT504
Module title
Applied Personal Training
Prescription
The module aims to introduce students to strategies for building and retaining a client base and to provide opportunities for them to develop and apply their clinical skills as a personal trainer in a work simulated environment.
Programmes
- SP1006
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Directed hours
- 64
- Self directed hours
- 86
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this module, it is expected that the student will be able to:
1.0 Analyse personal performance using basic self-reflective analysis tools.
- Complete a self-analysis of your personal strengths and weaknesses
- Complete a self-reflective analysis tool on performance and client service
2.0 Conduct him or herself in a professional manner, use professional protocols and to
develop client-practitioner relationships
3.0 Demonstrate the ability to clinically assess, prescribe for, and instruct a client in an
approved exercise environment under supervision.
- Monitor client exercise adherence progress and apply motivational techniques to
enhance client commitment - Content
- Content
- Self analysis
- Instructional skills
- Client-practitioner relationships
- Professional ethics and good practice
- Motivation & exercise adherence skills - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching will involve blended delivery methods incorporating theoretical and practical classes including: face to face, lectures, tutorials, workshops, group activities, guest lecturers, on-line delivery, web technology and other methods as appropriate
- Assessment Criteria
- To pass this module student must complete all assignments and accumulate an overall module mark of no less than 50
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- Text and readings will be determined by the lecturer and will be provided to the student in the individual handbook.
